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Insects and Mites, Introduction Less than 1% of insects are pests. Insects cause damage by Chewing leaves and roots Tunneling in trunks, branches,
stems, leaves, and roots Sucking plant juices from leaves,
stems, roots and flowers Causing galls (malformations). Transmitting plant diseases
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Metamorphosis change in insect form and size during their lives. The main function of adult insects is to reproduce. The function of young insects is to feed and grow to become an adult. Often the most damaging feeding stage of an insect is the juvenile stage.
Insects and Mites, Insect development
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Incomplete metamorphosis, adult resembles nymph
Insects and Mites, Insect development
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Insects and Mites, development Insects that undergo incomplete metamorphosis include Grasshoppers Thrips True bugs Aphids Leafhoppers
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Complete metamorphosis, egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The larvae generally look different than adults.
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Insects and Mites, Development Insects that undergo complete metamorphosis include Beetles Moths and butterflies Flies Bees Lacewings Wasps Sawflies Ants
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Insects and Mites, Development Larvae may be called Caterpillars moths and butterflies Grubs beetles Maggots flies Pupa may be exposed or in a capsule.
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Insects and Mites, Development Pupa is a resting stage, does not feed, usually doesn’t move.
Painted lady butterfly pupa
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Insects and Mites, Structure Insects Insects are invertebrates, no
backbone, with jointed body and limbs, and a hard body covering that is molted at intervals Insects have a segmented external
skeleton (exoskeleton) that is rigid and that provides support. Insects are arthropods which
means jointed leg.
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Insects and Mites, Structure Insects have Three body
parts divided into head, thorax, and abdomen 3 pairs of
legs Usually 4
wings
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Short Summary Insects cause plant injury by chewing sucking, tunneling, malformations (galls), and transmitting plant diseases. Incomplete metamorphosis egg nymph and adult stages. Complete metamorphosis egg, larva, pupa, and adult The three insect body parts are the head, thorax and abdomen
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Quick Questions
What percentage of insects are pests? 1% What is the most damaging feeding stage? Often the juvenile stage Do pupae feed? No, they are in a resting stage
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Insects and Mites, Structure Within the animal kingdom insects
and their relatives are in the group Arthropoda including Class Insecta (true insects) Class Arachnida (spiders, ticks,
mites) The wings and mouthparts are the
most important features for identification. Mouthparts can be different for juvenile and adult forms.
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Insects and Mites Structure Most insects have 4 wings, one group has two, and others may have none. Insects with chewing mouthparts e.g., grasshoppers, beetles, and caterpillars
Japanese beetle
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Insects and Mites Structure Insects with piercing-sucking
mouthparts e.g., true bugs, aphids, scale insects, leafhoppers, and thrips
Green peach aphid
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Insects and Mites, Insect Orders Insect classes are subdivided into ‘orders.’ 0rthoptera grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids. Chewing mouthparts Enlarged legs for jumping Immatures resemble adults Many of this order are winged but not good fliers. Some wingless Complete metamorphosis
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Insects and Mites, Insect Orders Hemiptera true bugs e.g., plant bugs, stink bugs, boxelder bugs. Produce more than 1 generation per year Needle-like piercing-sucking mouthparts Puncture stems, foliage, and flowers and suck the sap
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Insects and Mites, Insect Orders Hemiptera true bugs e.g., plant bugs, stink bugs, boxelder bugs.
Brown marmorated stink bug
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Insects and Mites, Insect Orders Hemiptera Plant injury includes Mottled whitish or yellowish appearance Deformed buds Loss of vitality Wilting Possible plant death
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Insects and Mites, Insect Orders Hemiptera Not all true bugs feed on plants, some feed on insects e.g., damsel bugs and assassin bugs. Incomplete metamorphosis
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Insects and Mites, Insect Orders Hemiptera includes former order Homoptera. Includes aphids, psyllids, scales, mealybugs, leafhoppers, spittlebugs. Most are winged. Have piercing-sucking mouthparts. Cause plant injury.
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Insects and Mites, Insect Orders Hemiptera Plant injury Deformity of leaves Loss of plant vigor Stunted growth Dieback of plant parts Some insects in this order excrete undigested sugars ‘honeydew’ that supports growth of sooty mold.
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Insects and Mites, Insect Orders Thysanoptera thrips are tiny elongated insects with fringed wings. Modified puncture and sucking
mouthparts which they use to puncture beds, flowers, and leaves and suck juices.
Thrips undergo incomplete
metamorphosis.
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Insects and Mites, Insect Orders
Western flower thrips
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Insects and Mites, Insect Orders Coleoptera (beetles and weevils) Range in size from pinhead to several inches Adults have hardened first pair of wings called ‘elytra’ that usually cover the abdomen Adults have chewing mouthparts Some feed on plants All undergo complete metamorphosis
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Short Summary Insects with chewing mouthparts include grasshoppers beetles and caterpillars The most useful features for insect identification are the wings and mouthparts. Insects in the Order Hemiptera undergo incomplete metamorphosis
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Quick Questions
How many wings do most insects have? Four What is honeydew? Undigested sugars secreted by insects What are elytra? Hardened first pair of w ings of insects in the Order Coleoptera
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Insects and Mites, Insect Orders Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) Differ from other orders by their large, scale-covered wings Have coiled, tube-like mouthparts that can extend to suck up liquids Larvae are caterpillars and have chewing mouthparts Have 2 to five pairs of ‘prolegs’ which are appendages on the abdomen All undergo complete metamorphosis
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Insects and Mites, Insect Orders Diptera (flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges) Distinguished from other insects by their single pair of wings Larvae are worm-like and called maggots Adults have a variety of mouthparts for sucking, lapping-sucking, sponge-sucking, and piercing-sucking
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Insects and Mites, Insect Orders Diptera (flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges) Plant damage includes wormy or decayed seeds, stems, roots, wilted foliage, stunted growth or plant death All undergo complete metamorphosis
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Insects and Mites, Insect Orders Hymenoptera (sawflies, wasps, bees, ants) Sawfly larvae are caterpillar-like and have 6-10 prolegs. They defoliate deciduous, coniferous, and herbaceous plants
European pine sawfly larvae
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Insects and Mites, Insect Orders Hymenoptera (sawflies, wasps, bees, ants) Sawfly larvae are caterpillar-like and have 6-10 prolegs. They are plant feeders and defoliate deciduous, coniferous, and herbaceous plants Larvae are predaceous e.g., wasps and ants or pollen feeders All undergo complete metamorphosis
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Insects and Mites, Insect Orders Arachnida (spiders ticks and mites) Are closely related to insects but are in a different order of Arthropods Arachnids usually have 4 pairs of legs and never have wings Nymphs and adults have sucking mouthparts Mites are very tiny and usually have soft bodies
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Insects and Mites, T&O Pests Leaf-chewing insects. Insect pests with chewing mouthparts eat all or part of leaves Skeletonizing feeding insects feeding on plant tissue between veins
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Insects and Mites, T&O Pests Leaf-chewing insects. Insect pests with chewing mouthparts eat all or part of leaves Windowpane feeding insects feeding on one layer of plant tissue between the veins Leafminers feed inside the leaves. Include forest tent caterpillars, cankerworms, roselug sawflies, and birch leafminers
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Insects and Mites, T&O Pests Sucking insects and mites Insects with piercing-sucking mouthparts remove plant juices (sap and/or cell contents) Feeding symptoms– yellowish or whitish mottled leaves and misshapen foliage—can be confused with some plant diseases Common MN sucking pests include: aphids, leafhoppers, plant bugs, scales, and spider mites
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Insects and Mites, T&O Pests Gall forming insects and mites Gall an abnormal growth of leaf, stem, twig, or flower tissue caused by a gall-making organism e.g., insect, mite, or fungus.
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Insects and Mites, T&O Pests Gall forming insects and mites Most galls are formed on late spring on new growth and do not cause serious damage Trees and shrubs that have galls include oaks, maples, hackberry, ash viburnum and spruce
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Insects and Mites, T&O Pests Gall forming insects and mites Under most circumstance management with pesticides is not recommended Management is difficult to time once the galls are formed it is too late to apply pesticide
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Insects and Mites, T&O Pests Root-feeding insects Turfgrass roots can be attacked by scarab beetle white grubs, Japanese beetle grubs, and some weevil larvae. Root damage and reduction in plant health can occur.
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Short Summary Lepidoptera, moths and
butterflies, undergo complete metamorphosis
Diptera, (flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges), are distinguished by their single pair of wings
Gall are an abnormal growth of leaf, stem, twig, or flower tissue caused by a gall-making organism
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Quick Questions
The larvae of Lepidoptera, moths and butterflies are called? Caterpillars What are maggots? Larva of Diptera flies What are arachnids? Spiders and mites
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Insects and Mites, T&O Pests Root-feeding insects Turfgrass roots can be attacked by scarab beetle white grubs, Japanese beetle grubs, and some weevil larvae. Root damage and reduction in plant health can occur. Grass usually turns brown and dies.
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Insects and Mites, T&O Pests Shoot, stem, branch, and trunk borers Borer any insect that feeds inside the trunk, branches, or roots of a plant. In the spring adults lay eggs on the bark or stem. Eggs hatch and penetrate into the bark or stem and tunnel into the wood.
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Insects and Mites, T&O Pests Borer Life cycle Larvae molt several times and pupate in the plant. At emergence, adults eat their way out and leave exit holes. The shape of the exit holes help with diagnosis.
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Insects and Mites, T&O Pests Plant injury. Borers can weaken or kill plants by Interfering with water and nutrient transport. Disrupting the production of new growth. Allowing entry of rot-producing organisms. MN borers include the bronze birch borer, iris borer, and twolined chestnut borer.
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Insects and Mites Most insects are benign or beneficial. Pollinators carry pollen from one plants to another, e.g., bees, butterflies, beetles, and flies are essential to our food-producing system. Predators capture and devour prey, include lady beetles, ground beetles lacewings, and assassin bugs. Parasitoids (sometime referred to as parasites) lay their eggs on or in the bodies of their hosts. The larvae hatch and consume the host.
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Insects and Mites
Be aware and avoid killing non-target insects.
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Short Summary
Root-feeding insects can damage roots and reduce plant health Pesticides are not usually recommended for gall-forming plant pests Borers interfere with water and nutrient transport Avoid pesticide applications which could kill non-target species e.g. pollinators or predators.
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Quick Questions
What are parasitoids? Beneficial insects that lay their eggs in or on host insects which then consume the host. When do borers lay their eggs? In the spring What is a common borer insect in MN? Bronze birch borer
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Insects and Mites Common Insect Pests on Landscape Plants
Leaf-chew ing Insects Caterpillars : eastern tent caterpillar, forest tent caterpillar, white-marked tussock moth, fall webworm Saw flies : European pine sawfly yellow-headed sawfly, columbine sawfly Japanese beetles Leafminers: birch leafminer, elm leafminer, columbine leafminer
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Insects and Mites Common Insect Pests on Landscape Plants
Sucking Insect and Mites Aphids Woolly aphids Lace bug Plant bugs: honeylocust plant bug, ash plant bug, fourlined plant bug Scale insects: oystershell scale, pine needle scale, lecanium scale, cottony maple scale Spider mites
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Insects and Mites Common Insect Pests on Landscape Plants
Shoot, Stem, Branch, and Trunk Borers Flatheaded borers (Metallic wood-boring beetles: bronze birch borer, twolined birch borer, emerald ash borer Clearw inged borers: viburnum borer Bark beetles: native elm bark beetle, pine engraver Roundheaded borers:
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Insects and Mites Common Insect Pests on Landscape Plants
Insect and Mite Galls Cynipid wasps: jumping oak gall, oak apple gall Adgelids: cooley spruce gall, eastern spruce gall Psyllids: hackberry nipple gall, hackberry blister gall Eriophyid mites: velvet (erineum) galls, spindle (finger) gall
Cat E Manual Turf & Ornamental
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Insects and Mites Common Insect Pests In Turf
Root Feeders White grubs: May/June beetles, Japanese beetles, bluegrass billbug
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Insects and Mites
Common Insect Pests In Turf Blade Chewers
Sod webworms
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Insects and Mites
Common Insect Pests In Turf Turf-inhabiting Insects
Ants: field ants, cornfield ants Solitary wasps: cicada killer Nightcraw lers
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Insects and Mites Common Insect Pests In Greenhouses and Interiorscapes Aphids: chrysanthemum aphid, green peach aphid Mealybugs: long-tailed mealybug, root mealybug Scale insects: fern scale, brown soft scale Whiteflies: greenhouse whitefly, silverleaf whitefly
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Insects and Mites Common Insect Pests In Greenhouses and Interiorscapes Thrips: greenhouse thrips, gladiolus thrips, melon thrips Fungus gnats: Mites: two spotted mites, cyclamen mites, and eriophyid mites
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Insects and Mites Management Strategy Insect Examples
No Action Insect is not damaging or is only a nuisance
Boxelder bugs feeding on boxelder
Further damage cannot be prevented
Forest tent caterpillars that have defoliated a tree
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Insects and Mites Management Strategy
Insect Examples
Genetic Plant a river birch which is resistant to bronze birch borers
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Insects and Mites Management Strategy
Insect Examples
Genetic Plant a river birch which is resistant to bronze birch borers
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Insects and Mites Management Strategy Insect Examples
Sanitation Remove iris foliage in late fall to remove Iris borer eggs. Clean up plant debris of perennials in late fall to remove fourlined plant bug eggs.
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Insects and Mites Management Strategy Insect Examples
Cultural Make environment unfavorable
Change water schedule to water less often (but more deeply) to help manage moisture loving pests, such earwigs and slugs.
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Physical/Mechanical Physical removal Pick Japanese
beetles off of plants by hand.
Barriers Use fabric barriers around shrubs to protect them against rose chaffers.
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Biological Control Encourage natural enemies
Plant a variety of flowering plants to provide an alternate food source for natural enemies, such as lady beetles.
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Biological Control Preserve natural enemies
Do not make unnecessary pesticide applications which can kill non-target insects such as predators and parasitoids.
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Pesticides Use low impact products when effective and practical
Use insecticidal soap or hort oil for aphids (instead of, for example, a pyrethroid or neonicotinoid).